WorldPingFar-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has pulled off a surprise win in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election.
He defied most polls to win with 47 percent, compared to 45 percent for leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva.
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Analysts say Flavio Bolsonaro is projected to win the run-off vote on October 25 and become Brazil's next president.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
WorldPingRight-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro pulled off a surprise first-place finish ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Sunday's election, which heads to a run-off in three weeks as neither clinched a majority.
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WorldPingFlavio Bolsonaro, a right-wing senator and son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, pulled off a surprise first-place finish ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil’s election Sunday.
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